The Dragon That Devours the World

In 1706, in an underground church somewhere in London, the large church resembled a palace. The burning candlelight lit up the church. Many people dressed in black monks' uniforms silently watched the man who walked up the stage step by step in accordance with the ceremony. Aged scholar.

No one had expected this scene today, but the middle-aged scholars of the past now rely on their curiosity and hard work to finally gain the approval of the entire monastery and become the master of the monastery.

At this moment, there are more than 30 members of the monastery coming from all over Europe to observe the ceremony. Except for those in the Middle East, Asia, and the newly discovered new world of America, half of the members are gathered here. Every one of them has an ancient mission, whether poor, rich, young, or old. They belong to different cultures and countries, but they all vowed to dedicate their lives to the monastery.

When the scholars put on the black monk's clothes embroidered with special symbols, the members of the monastic order looked at the "master", then humbled their heads and praised them in an ancient language.

Different genders, different accents, only the deep and loud voice reverberated in this underground church.

"The gods rejoice, the gods rejoice... You are the one who knows the destiny, you are the one who sees the secrets, inherit the ancient blood, and keep the ancient loyalty. You need to remember, the unspeakable and the unspeakable, the unspeakable and unheardable voices , Invisible and invisible appearance..."

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In 1725, London, the residence of the famous scholar Newton.

Everyone knows that this unprecedented academician is in his laboratory, but few people have seen the academician with their own eyes. People have all kinds of speculations about him, but most of them are absurd and cannot stand scrutiny. It’s just an idea.

In the study, an elderly scholar was writing something, and beside him was a young apprentice. The apprentice quietly waited for the instruction of the scholar, although the scholar who was serious often had no time to take care of the apprentice.

After a while, the pen stopped.

Newton rubbed his forehead with his hands to relieve his fatigue. He is eighty-three years old, and his ability to remain vigorous is already due to the various secrets of the monastery, but there is no creature in this world that can remain immortal, even those of the blood family, they need a long sleep to ensure oneself. His energy, not to mention that he is just a human being.

Finally, I reviewed the text written in front of me, and finally, the scholar nodded in satisfaction.

"Lorenzo, give these to the monastery."

He instructed the apprentice beside him to say, and the young apprentice beside him respectfully accepted the thick text, and then walked out of the study. A series of Italian question and answer between the apprentice and a woman immediately sounded outside.

Not long after, the apprentice entered the study again and said with a bow.

"Tutor, it has been settled by Peter's hands."

As a secret organization that has stretched for thousands of years, the structure of the Priory of Sion has become extremely complicated. In the beginning, the Priory of Sion was only composed of a group of hermits. Later, many forces were gradually refined. The members of the Priory of Sion were no more than a hundred at its peak, but the number of affiliated forces was much larger. More than a thousand people, and without these affiliated forces, the Priory would not be able to fight against those blood races and the like.

The hand of Peter is one of the subsidiary forces of the Priory of Sion. Peter is one of the twelve disciples of **** Christ. He is known for his firmness as a stone. Its a thumbs up. Most of its members are determined fighters, who have contributed a lot in the confrontation between the monastery and other weirdness. Although Lorenzo was only an apprentice to a scholar, he was also a full member of the Priory and one of the leaders of Peter's Hand, so he could naturally call Peter's Hand.

The scholar nodded, did not ask much, and then he was silent for a while.

"Lorenzo, do you remember Galileo's letter."

"remember."

The apprentice's voice was in his ear, and the scholar closed his eyes.

Thirty years ago, he was invited by the monastery to assist in the interpretation of Galileo’s letter, because Galileo once said that it contained his help for the latecomers, but then scholars carefully examined the letter for a long time and finally determined that there was nothing in it. The help and secrets greatly disappointed the monastery at that time.

However, as the age of the scholar gradually increased and he understood more and more things, he seemed to have a different idea.

"That guy Galileo... he was so hesitant and uneasy in the letter, saying that he could not resist the power, full of annoyance and fear, but in fact...hehe, that guy is really Galileo, and he deserves my admiration. Pioneer."

Lifting his glasses, the scholar said with a chuckle, then he looked at the apprentice next to him and asked again.

"Lorenzo, why do you think Galileo is regarded as the pioneer of modern science?"

"This……"

The apprentice hesitated for a moment. He was more often an apprentice serving the master as a monastery than a scientific apprentice. Instead, he paid more attention to mysterious technology than science.

The scholar shook his head.

"Because Galileo was the first person to think of the concept of scientific practice, scholars before him, including Aristotle in ancient Greece, believed that speculation can explain everything in the world, but he was different. He believed that experimental facts were Basis is the door to truth. He admires human reason and opposes the mystical speculation of scholastic philosophy, so he is the pioneer of modern science."

As he said, he paused, then continued.

"To be honest, he used to be my spiritual mentor. When I saw that letter, the astonishment in my heart was beyond your imagination, because I can't imagine such a person who admires rationality. Fear and choose to obey the statue."

"That is to say, Master, what did you create by standing on his shoulders?"

The apprentice couldn't help asking.

When scholars were young, a saying was widely circulated, "I see farther than others because I stand on the shoulders of giants." This sentence is so widespread that even apprentices who are not very interested in science know it.

But in front of the apprentice, the scholar's face looked a little weird, and he coughed a few times inexplicably, and then said deliberately.

"This... can be regarded as it, mainly because of the frivolous youth."

Frivolous?

The apprentice was a little at a loss. He did not understand why the scholar said so, but it was clear that the scholar was not very willing to explain this matter, and then continued.

"I thought that there were no secrets in that letter, and this conclusion cannot be said to be wrong, because the letter did not mention it directly. It must be combined with something else to understand Galileo's words... that is Master Da Vinci. if."

"I have been searching for all kinds of information over the years, and finally I realized that Da Vinci may be far smarter than all of us thought. As for the secrets of the statue, maybe everyone does not know as much as Da Vinci... "

At the end, the scholar obviously hesitated, and finally murmured.

"I even suspect... it may have successfully cracked the statue and opened it."

...

Two years later, somewhere in London, a letter sent by the scholar before his death was opened.

"Brothers and sisters of the Priory, may God bless you. I have never dared to make a statement lightly, because I still cannot be completely sure of the truth, but at the end of this day, I have to take what I feel I will tell you everything I have arrived, although there may be some falsehoods and speculations in it."

"In my opinion, the secret in Galileo’s letter is actually related to Leonardo da Vinci. He said in the letter that he saw a lot of things in his later years. We cannot understand what those things are, but there is no doubt that it is exactly what he saw. Things, let him know about the Priory of Sion Mountain, the blood family, and many other things."

"So is there such a possibility...he saw something about Leonardo?"

"Among all the custodians of the statue, Leonardo and Galileo were the two who had been in contact with the statue for the longest time. Leonardo was the first to discover the statue, and Galileo accompanied the statue from his childhood to his later years. Both He has an extraordinary knowledge of statues. Da Vinci said, don’t explore the secrets of the statue, let it sleep forever, because humans cannot resist its power, but Galileo is afraid at the same time, saying that he has a guide to tell Descendants..."

"Then why didn't Leonardo say that there is a secret, but Galileo said that the sculpture has a secret?"

"I don’t think Galileo knows more than Leonardo. In fact, Leonardo may be the person who understands the statue the most. But Leonardo didn’t say that this statue had any secrets, just let the monastery Keep it forever, because he doesn't think that humans are capable of defeating the power in that sculpture, but Galileo is different. While falling into the same fear as Leonardo da Vinci, he plucked up the last courage, vaguely It expresses that there is a'secret' in this statue."

"What kind of secret is this? A guide that Da Vinci thinks is useless but Galileo thinks is helpful to humans. Why are the two people's attitudes towards this ‘secret’ so different?"

"When I realized this, I remembered that the difference between the two of them is that they are in a different era..."

"In the era of Leonardo da Vinci, human beings were still extremely weak, and gunpowder technology had just begun to develop. Leonardo understood this deeply, so he was afraid of that power because he believed that power was invincible by humans. But. In Galileo’s era, human technology has begun to change. He was the first person to propose a “rational science experiment”. He was keenly aware of this, so he faintly realized that... that force does not seem to be invincible. ."

"He was terrified of that power, unable to tell it, but pinned his hopes on future generations..."

"If you think about it from this perspective, when I look at the letter again, according to the order of the letters, I was able to find the hidden ‘guide’..."

"The sculpture was found by the monastery, not because the monastery was looking for it, but because it was looking for the monastery. The secrets kept by the masters of the monastery were exactly what it was looking for... …"

"All of this may be the fate of the Priory, we are destined to face that sculpture..."

...

Inside a manor somewhere in Paris, France.

Under the dark night, the manor was brightly lit, and from time to time there was the indulgence and laughter of the men and women at the banquet~www.readwn.com~ and at the banquet, sitting at the top of the banquet was a pale nobleman who was meticulous. His solemn makeup and fifteenth-century costumes look like he had walked through the Hundred Years' War.

He looked at the many men and women in front of him, covering his head, seemed a little uncomfortable, and whispered something in his mouth.

"...The Priory..."

In his ears, an inexplicable whisper was urging something. Although that whisper had always existed, it had never been so strong that it made the vague direction seem clear.

After a long time, he raised his head and revealed his sharp fangs...

"Ahhhhh..."

Opened his arms, amidst the many panic and screams, the nobleman's arms turned into huge bat wings, and his red pupils looked at the human indifferently. Along with the black mist that suddenly struck at the banquet, everyone was shrouded in it, and the screams in the black mist disappeared one by one.

It is said that that night, countless bats flew out of the manor, all flying towards the same place...